Jailed Italian mobster fathers IVF baby from behind bars

Last updated at 19:27 30 October 2007

One of Italy's most infamous mobsters has fathered a daughter more than two decades after being jailed for life without the right to conjugal visits.

The miracle of sorts is thanks to a legal battle that allowed Raffaele Cutolo, 66, a former boss of the Naples-based Camorra crime organisation, the right to father a child through artificial insemination.

It was a first for Italy, where mob bosses are expected to serve "hard time" once they are brought to justice.